This study aimed to compare the efficacy of 131I therapy between elderly and non-elderly patients with lung metastasis of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC). Thirty-eight patients diagnosed with lung metastasis of DTC were divided into elderly group (60-80 years old; 17 cases) and non-elderly (33-59 years old; 21 cases). All patients received 131I therapy following the total thyroidectomy. Aft...

background: the rapidity of progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als) to death or respiratory failure impacts patients, clinicians, and clinical investigators. the aim of this study is to evaluate of the pulmonary function tests (pfts) in patients with als and the association between these pfts and survival methods: a total of 36 als patients who pfts, including vital capacity (vc), ma...

background: there is conflicting reports on the respiratory health effects of indoor risk factor exposure. the aim of this study was to assess the association of indoor environmental factors to pulmonary function in an adult population in zunyi city of southwest china. methods: between july and sep 2012, we conducted a cross-sectional survey of people aged ≥18 yr in 11 inner-city areas of zunyi...

flour dust has been introduced as one of the effective factors in the prevalence of respiratory disorders among the workers of the flour production factories. the purpose of the present study is to examine the effects of this pollutant on the pulmonary functions and survey the prevalence of respiratory symptoms among workers of flour production factories in arak, iran.   exposure to flour dust ...

introduction: renal failure affects the mechanical and the ventilatory function of the lungs. a few studies have evaluated the ventilatory and pulmonary function in dialysis patients. the present study aimed to compare pulmonary function test (pft) results in patients undergoing hemodialysis (hd) and peritoneal dialysis (pd). materials and methods: we conducted a cross-sectional study on 50  pa...

background asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease in respiratory system and obesity is another inflammatory disease which incidence rate is increasing. although, many studies have been conducted on severity of asthma and its relationship with obesity, but different results have been obtained. this study aimed to determine a relationship between asthma severity, body mass index (bmi) and pulmo...

Abstract Tiffeneau manoeuvres are an important method in pulmonary function testing of the human lungs and can help to diagnose respiratory obstructions. Data from a motion capture system spirometer was used evaluate indexes which theoretically be derived via Smart-Shirt that incorporates three circumference measurements upper body. The mean error 4.5% regarding gained by spirometer, indicating...

Our previous studies have demonstrated that tussiphonogram is suitable not only for the detection of pathological condition in the respiratory tract but also for treatment effectiveness assessment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the possibilities of tussiphonography in detection of already little pathological changes in the airways and lungs. Therefore the changes of voluntary cough ...

conclusions this study highlights the close link between the role of the phrenic nerve and pulmonary function, such that the use of this nerve as a transfer donor leads to spirometric impairments. results all patients regained biceps power to m3 strength or above. none of our patients experienced pulmonary problems or respiratory complaints, but a significant reduction of spirometric parameters...

To evaluate the clinical usefulness of measuring transthoracic electrical impedance in patients with pulmonary edema, we studied 27 normal subjects and 33 patients. In normal subjects, impedance increased when body position changed from supine to standing (p less than 0.01) and when lung volume increased from residual volume to total lung capacity (p less than 0.01). Impedance values vari7 omeg...